The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 19, 2005

Kerala's rubber revolution
THE Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), which is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, has a number of achievements to its credit. Most significant is the development and popularisation of the high ... More

TEA

Good demand pushes up prices at Kochi tea sale
A GOOD general demand resulted in the spurting of prices of almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 9,74,000 kg on offer in the dust category, good medium and lower medium CTC's were fully firm to dearer by Re ... More

Coonoor tea up on low offer, better demand
PRICES rose around Rs 3 a kg on volume of 9. 26 lakh kg at the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions here on Friday. This was the second lowest volume offered for sale in 2005. Exporters lent useful support. Pakistan buyers continued ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton prices may head higher
NEW York cotton futures ended higher on speculative buying as the market waitedfor positive leads. Though prospects of a huge crop looms over the market, robust demand is expected to neutralise the effect. USDA's weekly report showed sales for ... More

FOODGRAINS

Rains hamper rabi rice, cereals sowing
HEAVY rains in South India have come as a dampener to rabi sowing, affecting coverage of rice, groundnut and coarse cereals. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, seven of the 36 meteorological sub-divisions in the country have received ... More

COIR

`Proposed hike in Kochi port tariff will hit coir exports'
THE Coir Board has taken up the issue of upward revision of terminal handling charges at Cochin Port Trust with the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, saying that the hike would be detrimental to the domestic coir sector. The Coir Board ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper steady on buying support
Spot prices of MG 1 and Un-garbled on Saturday were Rs 7,350 and Rs 7,950 a quintal respectively. The futures prices were January Rs 7,500; February Rs 7,645; March Rs 7,765; April Rs 7,866; and May Rs 8,075 a quintal. Domestic demand is good. ... More

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